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Principal who saved 900 students recalls Nepal’s devastating flood

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English August 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM

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Nepal school principal Rajendra Dawadi recalls the devastating floods that forced him to evacuate more than 900 students to safety, before watching his school disappear beneath the floodwaters. The floods have killed more than 900 people, with nearly 5,000 still missing.

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